HST 106 World History III: The Modern and Contemporary World

Surveys globally significant processes, including socio-political reforms and revolutions, industrialization and technology, imperialism, and the reshaping of social relationships from the 18th century to the contemporary period. Discusses how these processes began, traveled beyond their countries of origins, and then became localized in various countries and regions. Explores how the contemporary world has inherited or departed from the modern era by focusing on decolonization, critical reflections on dominant modern ideologies, and the increasing presence of non-Western or developing countries on the global stage as cultures and powers.